Deposit Return Scheme (for Plastic Drinks Bottles and Cans)

[AustinPowers]

Was passing through Pearse Stadium last Monday and popped in for a look.  Clean up from the previous day 20k crowd was going on and The stadium was filled with plastic bottles. I said to one chap they'll be good money made out of all those bottles once recycled?  no money made they'll be fcuked into the skip was the answer I got.

Would it not be beneficial if Galway GAA allowed a few kids in   after the match to clean up  the bottles, and  allow them to keep the cash rewards? Everyone's a winner.

[Blowitupref]

Killeshin GAA Club in Co Laois has made €15,000 after collecting 70,000 empty cans and bottles at Electric Picnic last weekend.


Volunteers from the south Laois club encouraged festival goers to off-load their drinks containers on their way from the campsites to the main arena.

Congratulating the club on social media, Re-turn said the initiative "shows the power of community and sustainability at Electric Picnic".

Taking to Facebook, Killeshin GAA Club said: "Thank you Electric Picnic and Re-turn for having us at this years event. It was a fantastic experience for the club with 70k cans collected.

"Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out over the past three days, you were amazing. See you next year."

[trueblue1234]

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Killeshin GAA Club in Co Laois has made €15,000 after collecting 70,000 empty cans and bottles at Electric Picnic last weekend.


Volunteers from the south Laois club encouraged festival goers to off-load their drinks containers on their way from the campsites to the main arena.

Congratulating the club on social media, Re-turn said the initiative "shows the power of community and sustainability at Electric Picnic".

Taking to Facebook, Killeshin GAA Club said: "Thank you Electric Picnic and Re-turn for having us at this years event. It was a fantastic experience for the club with 70k cans collected.

"Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out over the past three days, you were amazing. See you next year."

brilliant on a number of levels.

[AustinPowers]

Something similar coming in in the UK in Oct 2025 I believe.

It's now October 2027 , apparently.